texture

英['tekstʃə] 美['tɛkstʃɚ]
  • n. 质地;纹理;结构;本质,实质

词态变化


复数: textures;

中文词源


texture 纹理,质地

text-,纺织,编织,-ure,名词后缀。引申词义结构,后用于指纹理,质地等。

英文词源


texture (n.)
early 15c., "network, structure," from Middle French texture and directly from Latin textura "web, texture, structure," from stem of texere "to weave," from PIE root *teks- "to weave, to fabricate, to make; make wicker or wattle framework" (cognates: Sanskrit taksati "he fashions, constructs," taksan "carpenter;" Avestan taša "ax, hatchet," thwaxš- "be busy;" Old Persian taxš- "be active;" Latin tela "web, net, warp of a fabric;" Greek tekton "carpenter," tekhne "art;" Old Church Slavonic tesla "ax, hatchet;" Lithuanian tasau "to carve;" Old Irish tal "cooper's ax;" Old High German dahs, German Dachs "badger," literally "builder;" Hittite taksh- "to join, unite, build"). Meaning "structural character" is recorded from 1650s. Related: Textural.
texture (v.)
1888 (implied in textured), "to give a texture to, to make not smooth or plain," from texture (n.).

双语例句


1. Each brick also varies slightly in tone, texture and size.
每块砖在色调、质地与大小上也都略有不同。

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2. This cheese has a crumbly texture with a strong flavour.
这种奶酪口感松脆,味道浓郁。

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3. Traditional cheesemaking skills give our brie its soft, supple, creamy texture.
用传统干酪制作技术制成的布里干酪柔软,不易裂开,而且口感细滑。

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4. This cheese has an open, crumbly texture with a strong flavour.
这种奶酪多孔松脆,风味浓郁。

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5. Her skin is pale, the texture of fine wax.
她肤色苍白,肤质细腻如蜡。

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